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I had the pleasure of showing four beautiful
Persian cats over a period of five years.
During this time, I showed my cats at
Cat Fanciers Association shows in the
states of Alabama, Georgia and Mississippi.
It was great fun, and they all did well at the shows.
I, however, am not a cat breeder, therefore my
cat showing hobby ended rather soon.
I had come to own 8 Persian cats, 4 of them
were pet quality Persians, and the other
4 were show quality Persians. Since
I could not keep adding cats to my household,
I had to stop the showing. I now have only 3
still with us and much loved.
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It is no fun showing a cat that has won
all he can. In other words, has reached the pentacle of
his success. All breeds of cats are shown and
do not perform as dogs do, but are judged on
standards set by the association you are showing
with. The CFA is the world's largest cat registry
and holds more shows than any of the others
worldwide. Each breed of cat has his own
standard as all breeds are different in their
appearance and disposition. It helps to have
a cat that is friendly and will "strut his or her stuff"
while on the judging stand. But, the standard is
the judging tool.
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I found it to be a lot of fun,
and would recommend it to anyone who loves
cats, doesn't mind to do some work to prepare
for shows, and is willing to spend a little money
getting fancy curtains and show cage decorations
for use at the shows. That is part of the fun, getting
your cage fancy and enjoying the people who
come to the show admiring both your cats and
your cage decor. Showing Persians is probably
the most difficult, due to their long hair and all the
bathing required, the combing and fluffing, the
Persian cat gets the treatment a person would
get at a beauty spa. On the following 4 pages,
I'm going to show you pictures of my "show" cats,
and tell you a little about each one. After all
they are the "stars" in this family. |
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